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I. Y. PALMER.

SEED PLANTER.

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l SEED PLANTBR. No. 504,848. Patented Sept. 12, 1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

ISRAEL Y. PALMER, OE COLUMBIA, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR OF 'IlVO-THIRDS TOGEORGE L. CAMPBELL AND BARTON HOOTEN, OF SAME PLACE.

S EED- PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of liliettersy Patent No. 504,848, datedSeptember 12, 1893.

Application filed November Z8, 1892. Serial No. 453,439. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern: In the present embodiment of the inven- 5oBeit known that I, ISRAEL Y. PALMER, a tion, I have shown it applied toa simple citizen of the United States, residing at Coplanter, having amain supporting-wheel B, lumbia, in the county of Henry and State of onthe shaft whereof, is a crank Z), connected Alabama,have inventedcertainnew and useby a suitable pitman b2, to the moving parts fulImprovements in Seed-Planters; and I do of the planter. The bottom ofthe hopper is 55 hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,provided with a discharge-opening a, placed and exact description of theinvention, such at about the center thereof, and above this as willenable others skilled in the art to which discharge opening and arrangedto move io it appertains to make and use the same. back and forth abovethe same, is a slide C,

This invention relates to planters. provided with openings c, c, theopenings be- 6o The object of the invention is to produce a ing of suchsize as to form receptacles for the planter which shall be simple,efcient, and exact quantity of seed to be deposited at each durable, andone which shall be automatic operation of the planter. Projecting fromand absolutely certain in its operation, and the slide C is a bar c2,attached to the slide whereby, also, a predetermined quantity of by asocket c3, and to the bar o2 is attached 65 seed may be accuratelydeposited. the pitman h2, so that, as the planter is moved vWith theseobjects in view, the invention along, the slide is given a reciprocatingmoconsists essentially in a planter, comprising a tion. The length ofthe crank is such, that zo hopper, having a discharge-opening, a slidethe slide is given a movement in each direchaving receptacles andcapable of reciprocattion, equal to the distance which the center 7o ingto bring the receptacles in line with the of each opening c, is situatedfrom the center discharge-opening, and a reciprocatingplunof the slide,so that, at the extreme limit of ger arranged above thedischarge-opening. each movement of the slide, either one open- Theinvention furthermore, consists in a ing or the other is brought toregister with planter, comprising a hopper having receptathe opening ain the bottom of the hopper. 75 cles therein, and having abutmentsthereon, Projecting from the slide and serving to rea plunger arrangedabove the discharge-opentain the same in place, and also toeven olf ing,and pivoted levers bearing on the plunthe charge of seed carried by thereceptacles 3o ger, and arranged in the path of movement as theyapproach the discharge-opening a, is

of the abutments on the slide. a board or plate D attached to the bottomof So The invention furthermore, resides in vathe hopper. Mounted onthis board, is a cylrious novel combinations of parts, whereby inder dcontaining a plunger D2 which is rethe objects of the invention areattained. tained in a normal elevated position by a The invention isillustrated in the accoinspring d2. i

panying drawings, in which E, E, represent bell-crank-levers mounted S5Figure 1 represents a planter having my on cross-bars e extending acrossthe hopper improvement combined therewith. Fig. 2- and forming a fulcrumfor the levers. The

is a sectional view of the hopper, the same inner ends of each of thelevers rests in a 4o being shown on a larger scale than in Fig. 1.socket d3, formed in the upper end of the Fig. 3- is aplan View of thehopper. Fig. 4- plunger D2, so that, as the inner ends of the 9o is asection of the hopper, the section being levers are depressed, theplunger is forced taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 2;downward, and, as it is located immediately and Fig. 5# is a perspectiveview, showing above the opening, d, in the bottom of the the slide, andits guideways removed from hopper, it will, when one of the openings cin the rest of the hopper. the slide registers with the opening c causeIn the drawings, A represents a hopper of the discharge of the seedcontained in the rea planter, which is designed to contain the ceptaclec, and through the openings a. seed to be sown. The slide is providedwith two projections c, c, so arranged that, as the slide is moved tobring one of the openings'c to register with the opening in the bottomof the hopper, the projections will strike one or the other end e2 ofthe levers E.

F represents a drill-tooth, suitably connected with'the frame of themachine, and arranged to receive the seed through the open-v charge ofthe seed depend upon other than simple and direct mechanical movements.

Having thustully described my invention, `what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A planter, comprising ahopperhavinga discharge-opening, areciprocating-slide having receptacles therein, and vprovided withabutments thereon, a `plunger arranged above the discharge opening, and`pivoted levers bearing on the plunger and arranged in the path ofmovement of the abutm'ents, substantially as described.

2. A planter comprising a hopper havinga discharge-opening, a slidehaving abutmentsthereon and receptacles therein, and capable ofreciprocating to bring the receptacles to register with thedischarge-opening in the hopper, a bar or plate overlapping the slidewhereby Vthe sameis retained in position, and

the quantity of seed carried by the recepta! cles is regulated, a`plunger arranged above the discharge opening, and pivoted levers bearingon the plungers and arrangedin the path of movement of the abutments onthe slide, substantially as described.

3. A planter comprising ahoppenhavinga discharge-opening, a slide havingabutments f thereon and receptacles therein, and capable ofreciprocating to bring the receptacles to register with thedischarge-opening in the hopper, a bar or plate overlapping the slidewhereby the same is retained in position, and the quantity of seedcarried by the receptacles is regulated, and a plunger arranged abovethe discharge-opening, pivoted levers for depressing the plunger,arranged in the path of movement oi the abutments on the slide and aspring whereby the plunger is retained in a normal raised position,substantially as described.

4. A planter comprising a hopper havinga discharge opening, a slidehaving receptacles and capable of reciprocating to bring the receptaclein line with the discharge opening, a baroverlapping the slide, wherebythe same is Yretained in position and the kquantity of seed carried bythe receptacle regu1ated,'a reciprocating plunger arranged above theVdischarge opening, Ypivoted levers arranged adjacent to the plunger,projections on the slide engaging the levers, a crank on the supportingwheel-shaft, and a pitman connecting the crank to the slide,substantially as described.

5. A planter comprisinga hopper having a discharge opening, a slidehavingreceptacles and capable ofreciprocating to bring the receptaclesin line with the discharge opening,

a reciprocating plunger arranged above the discharge opening, pivotedlevers arranged adjacent to the plunger, projections onthe slidelengaging the levers, a crank on the supporting wheel-shaft, and apitman connecting the shaft to the slide, substantially as described.

6. A planter comprising 4a Vhopper havinga discharge opening, aslidehaving receptacles and capable of reciprocating, aV plunger arranged,above the discharge opening, levers for depressing the plunger, and aspring, Wherebythe plunger is retained in a normal Y and raisedposition,a crank on the supporting Wheel-shaft, and a pitman connecting the crankto the slide, substantially as described.

7. A planter comprising a hopperhaving a discharge opening, a slidehaving receptacles and capable of reciprocating tobring the receptaclesin line with the discharge opening, a bar or plate overlapping the slidewhereby the same is retained in position, and the quantity of seedcarried by the receptacles regulated, a plunger arranged above thedischarge opening, levers for depressing the plunger, and a spring,whereby the plunger is retained in a normal and raised position,a crankon the supporting Wheel-shaft, and a pitrnan connecting the crank to theslide, .substantially as described.

In testimony whereof'I ax mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

.ISRAEL Y. PALMER.

lVitnesses:

J. H. Hoo'rEN, S. P. KIRKLAND.

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